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<blockquote data-quote="mac57" data-source="post: 353482" data-attributes="member: 17052"><p>I am not sure that partitioning is really needed. Unlike Windows, you can do a fresh install of Mac OS X and have it preserve all of your existing user files. Windows dumbly deletes everything when it is installed; Mac OS X is smarter in this regard.</p><p></p><p>As a result, there really shouldn't be a need to partition. This means that you don't have to decide in advance how much room you want to leave for the OS and apps vs. room for your data, only to find down the line that you got the mix wrong and have to reformat.</p><p></p><p>My recommendation would be to go with one large partition. This is what I have done on my Mac, and it has worked well to date.</p><p></p><p>BTW, this doesn't eliminate the need for a good backup strategy. Remember, partitioned or not, hard drives can fail, and if the physical device fails, all partitions on it fail.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mac57, post: 353482, member: 17052"] I am not sure that partitioning is really needed. Unlike Windows, you can do a fresh install of Mac OS X and have it preserve all of your existing user files. Windows dumbly deletes everything when it is installed; Mac OS X is smarter in this regard. As a result, there really shouldn't be a need to partition. This means that you don't have to decide in advance how much room you want to leave for the OS and apps vs. room for your data, only to find down the line that you got the mix wrong and have to reformat. My recommendation would be to go with one large partition. This is what I have done on my Mac, and it has worked well to date. BTW, this doesn't eliminate the need for a good backup strategy. Remember, partitioned or not, hard drives can fail, and if the physical device fails, all partitions on it fail. [/QUOTE]
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